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1. Stewardship Stories Empowering the Peoples’ Voice prepared for (but never delivered) A Cancelled Education Session Utah Preservation Conference Salt Lake City, Utah May 1 st , 2009 DANA E. DOLSEN, UDWR Wildlife Planning Manager "In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Eric Hoffer, 20 05. Toward Resilient Utah Communities

14. Monitor community shifts in wildlife value orientation The Wildlife Values study described 4 value orientation audiences: Utilitarians - “Wildlife are for human use.” Positive toward hunting & fishing. Mutualists - “Wildlife are part of an extended family.” See ideal world where humans wildlife live together without fear. Pluralists - BOTH Utilitarian AND Mutualist. Distanced - Neither relate to the use or the inclusion of wildlife in their lives. Less attracted to & more concerned about safety around wildlife. Stewardship Stories Empowering the Peoples’ Voice Toward Resilient Utah Communities

15. Wildlife Value Orientation Where Utah Communities fit in the West 48% 33% 20% 33% 20% 21% 11% 13% Avg. Utah has 15% more Utilitarians; 13% less Mutualists . Cultural Influence

16. 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Utah Percent Residing in City or Large City Values in Utah Communities Mutualists by Urbanization across Western States Utah’s high Utilitarianism & urbanization coupled with our relatively low Mutualism, puts us closest to NE, OK, ID and then MT & ND. UT is an outlier. % M u t u a l i s t Source: Teel et al. 2005.

17. Values in Utah Communities Western States vary in trusting their governments; Utahns trust more than most! Source: Teel et al. 2005 . Inglehart (1990) hypothesized that a Post-Materialism Society shift was due to less trust in government and greater environmentalism. 54% (California) 81% (North Dakota) 68% (8 th ) State Fish & Wildlife Agency (my state’s fish & wildlife management) 37% (New Mexico) 70% (South Dakota) 63% (4 th ) State Government (my state). 30% (Oregon) 53% (Utah) 53% (1st) Federal Government (my country). Lowest % (State) Highest % (State) Utah % (State Rank) The extent that I trust my _ to do what is right for (…).

18. Utah’s Communities Face Resilience Challenges & Opportunities Low Environmentalism & Low Mutualism Utah Utah has the lowest level of Environmentalism across the West! 39% Source: Teel et al. 2005.

23. Thanks for ‘ bearing ’ with me. Any questions? Resilience Recommendations for Utah Establish a statewide thematic eco-tourism framework to share on-site & virtual stories about Utahns’ conservation stewardship relationships with the land, water, and wildlife that target enhancing the resilience of communities, reducing the risks of socio-economic and ecological threats, and attracting visitors from both in & out of state. Forge a statewide Alliance across Utah’s private and public sectors centered on learning, trying, and adopting sound Community Conservation Stewardship Practices in part by providing story-telling based ecotourism programs and events.

24. Sources: Hoffer, E. ( 2005) FUTUREdition, Vol. 8, No. 15., Oct. 13 edition. The Arlington Institute. Inglehart, R. (1990). Culture shift in advanced industrial societies . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Teel, T. L., Dayer, A. A., Manfredo, M. J., & Bright, A. D. 2005. Regional results from the research project entitled “Wildlife Values in the West.” (Project Rep. No. 58). Project Report for the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Ft. Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Unit. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Human Dimensions Committee. 2004. Proactive Strategies: Survey Results from Employees of 10 Western States. Report from Arizona Fish and Game Department. 6 pp. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Goethe (1749-1832), German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist, and Scientist